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单词 veritable
释义
veritablever‧i‧ta‧ble /ˈverətəbəl/ adjective [only before noun] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINveritable
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French verite; VERITY
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The male bird is a veritable rainbow of colors.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But to Paula Ladies' Fashions was a veritable Aladdin's cave of delights.
  • He stared into a veritable sea of smiling faces.
  • The studio was a veritable Land of Song, exemplified by the ever-popular programme of that name.
  • The temple of the Sun at Cuzco appeared a veritable gold-mine to the impatient conquerors.
  • This meant all the leftovers had to be frozen in a veritable stack of containers.
  • This painting has become a veritable obsession and he has returned to it repeatedly over the past thirty years.
a word used to emphasize a description of someone or something SYN  real:  The area is a veritable paradise for those who love walking and swimming.
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